John White
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John White is a British cuber. He was the first person to officially (pre-WCA) solve a Rubik's Cube blindfolded, in 1981.
David Singmaster mentions John White in his Cubic Circular. In Issue 1 (November 1981) he states:
John White, 19, a second year mathematics student at the University of Warwick can do the Cube behind his back with one look. He demonstrated this for Mal Davies, taking 10 minutes to study the Cube first. Unfortunately it came out with two pieces wrong, which he then corrected behind his back, in a total time of 154 seconds.
In 1982 (Issue 3 & 4) Singmaster himself observed John White at a charity cube contest, apparently in Birmingham on May 15. He states:
I saw John White do a cube completely behind his back (136 sec).
External links
- World Record page listing John White's result
- David Singmaster, Cubic Circular, Jaap's Puzzle Page
